The Film Experience reports that 'La Bola Negra' won TIFF's 2026 People's Choice Award. Chisme a la Orden says the film, by Javier Calvo and Javier Ambrossi, will represent Spain in the race for an international feature nomination at the 99th Academy Awards. The Film Experience's reviewer describes it as an ambitious queer epic exploring shame and shared histories, calling it Los Javis' “most mature achievement yet.”